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BASC is advising members that the European Commission (EC) is considering changes to the EU rules that impact the trade of poultry eggs and birds from areas hit by Avian Influenza (AI). The EU may amend rules on surveillance requirements for imported poultry eggs and birds from Disease Control Zones, from a minimum of 90… Read more »
Proposed plans for firearms licensing officers to be annually accredited and assessed in England and Wales will enhance consistency across the licensing system, according to BASC. The proposal was publicly made by Andy Marsh, chief executive at the College of Policing, during a Home Affairs Committee policing priorities inquiry session earlier this month. In giving evidence… Read more »
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A parliamentary inquiry will investigate whether counter-terrorism chiefs ordered the rendition and torture of a former British resident, it was revealed today. The attorney general has asked the police to investigate allegations of British security service involvement or collusion in torture. Speaking about his ordeal today, Farid Hilali alleged he was interrogated by a British… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Lord West has been made the government’s new minister in charge of cybersecurity strategy, amid anger from the Tories over the way the appointment was announced. Yesterday the Independent newspaper reported Gordon Brown was set to appoint Britian’s first national cybersecurity chief, prompting an angry point of order from Tory home affairs… Read more »
